WEEKENDERS
MATA ORTIZ AND CASAS GRANDES
- Stay in the charming village of Mata Ortiz
- Visit artist's homes to enjoy the various styles of pottery being created today – visit the home of master potter, Juan Quezada,
- Observe demonstrations of various stages of pottery making.
- Take an interpretive tour of the Paquime Ruins and museum
- Enjoy the celebration of the Mexican Revolution on the November tour
TOUR DATES: March 19 – 21, 2010
TOUR COST: $495 per person double, $75.00 single supplement
INCLUDES all transportation, lodging, meals in Mata Ortiz, visits to potters homes, tour guides and escorts. TOUR SIZE LIMITED TO 9 PEOPLE PER VAN.
CULINARY ADVENTURE IN BANAMICHI
a charming Mexican villages set in the beauty of the Sonora River Valley
Tour sponsored by the Tubac Center of the Arts
- See the monument to Juan Bautista deAnza inArizpe
- Stay in the quaint B&B in Banamachi – enjoy wonderful meals there
- Enjoy the nearby colonial mission churches and hot springs
- Learn about the history of one of the longest settled areas of Sonora
TOUR DATES: March 12–15, 2010
TOUR COST: $695.00 per person double occupancy $150.00 single supplement INCLUDES: round trip transportation, lodging and taxes, all breakfasts and lunches, bilingual anthropologist tour leader, cooking lessons. TOUR SIZE LIMITED.
NEW PETROGLYPHS OF CABORCA NEW
Learn about theTrincheras and Hohokam prehistory of the area
- Stay in a clean and comfortable hotel in Caborca – the El Camino
- Be amazed by the prolific and spectacular world class petroglyphs
- Enjoy a few of the Father Kino Missions in the beautiful AltarValley
TOUR DATES: TBA - 4 day tour
TOUR COST: $695.00 per person double $90.00 single supplement
KINO BAY, SERI INDIAN BASKETRY, and IRONWOOD CARVINGS
- Meet the Seri Indians in their village to experience the basket making tradition and their cultural heritage
- Visit the ironwood carvers of Old Kino
- Enjoy the beaches of Kino Bay
- See the Seri Museum in Kino and the State Historical Museum in Hermosillo
TOUR DATES: March 27 – 29 , 2010
TOUR COST: $495.00 per person double occupancy $120.00 single supplement,
INCLUDES: round trip transportation, all lodging and taxes, museum entry fees, three lunches, two breakfasts, bilingual anthropologist tour leader. TOUR SIZE LIMITED